Extension:UIFeedback

MediaWiki extensions manual

UIFeedback Release status: beta
Implementation	User interface, Database , Special page , Notify
Description	Allows users to send feedback about the user interface.
Author(s)	lbenedixtalk
Latest version	0.5.0
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.
Database changes	Yes
Added rights read_uifeedback write_uifeedback
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
Licence	MIT License
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
Example	http://lbenedix.monoceres.uberspace.de/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Issues	Open tasks · Report a bug

The UIFeedback extension allows Users to give feedback about the user interface. It implements two different methods:

• a questionnaire with several questions about a found usability-flaw
• a JavaScript-based screenshot-renderer where a user can highlight and blackout areas

The Renderer is based on the html2canvas-library by Niklas von Hertzen.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted UIFeedback folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

  cd extensions/
  git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/UIFeedback
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'UIFeedback' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

The feedback method is chosen randomly by the JavaScript code. If you want to set it to use the screenshot method only you have to set 'var use_html2canvas = true;' in resources/ext.uiFeedback.js. If you only want the questionnaire method to 'var use_html2canvas = false'